Highlights

Summer 2026

VKI Summer Internship

Luke worked at the Von Karmen Institute of Fluid Dynamics in Belguim

Summer 2026

ISOC Conference Presentation

Luke travelled to Kyoto, Japan to present his work

Summer 2026

GE Aerospace Summer Internship

Kierra worked in Wilmington, NC at GE on reducing production time on manufacturing operations for engine parts

Spring 2026

ILASS Conference Presentation

Kayla presented at the ILASS conference in San Francisco, CA. She presented her work on multiphase simulations and liquid breakup modeling

Spring 2026

Master’s Defense

Hadie successfully defended his masters thesis: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Shock-Separation Features in Wavy Walled Geometries”

Spring 2026

Master’s Defense

Sebastian successfully defended his master’s thesis

Spring 2026

Master’s Defense

Frank successfully defended his master’s thesis

Summer 2025

NASA Pathways Internship

Kierra worked at the Propulsion and Rendezvous Flight Controller Branch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. There, show worked on flight controller display systems

Summer 2025

NASA Glenn Research Center Internship

Jack worked at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH working on CFD simulations.

Summer 2025

Nagoya University Internship

Luke travelled to Nagoya, Japan and worked with Dr. Kasahara’s lab

Spring 2025

Master’s Defense

Eduardo successfully defended his master’s thesis

Spring 2025

Master’s Defense

Will successfully defended his master’s thesis: “Injector Dynamics through Simplified Methods For Rotating Detonation Engines”

Spring 2025

Master’s Defense

Liam successfully defended his master’s thesis

Summer 2024

NASA Pathways Internship

Kierra worked for the Materials and Structures Branch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. There, she worked on thermal protection system analysis and metallurgy practices.

Fall 2024

Metacomp Symposium Conference Presentation

Will presented two presentations at the Metacomp Symposium in Los Angeles, CA. He presented on bladeless turbines and rotating detonation engines.

Fall 2024

Master’s Defense

Sai successfully defended his master’s thesis: Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Tesla Turbines for Refrigeration Cycles”

Summer 2024

Nagoya University Internship

James worked with Dr. Kasahara at Nagoya University in Japan.

Summer 2023

NASA Pathways Internship

Kierra worked at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. There, she worked on rapid prototyping and research and development. Pictured is Kierra with astronaut and NC State Alumni Christina Koch